Dulce de Leche Molten Lava Cakes

When I was in France, I adored the simple and elegant Moelleux au Chocolat or molten chocolate cake. If it was on the menu, it was getting devoured by me. That first cut when the chocolate just oozes out of the cake is one of the sexiest things you will ever see. While traveling through Spain there was something else that began to vie for my affections. Dulce de Leche! How could something taste both like milk and caramel at the same time. Then it hit me! What if I take my beloved moelleux au chocolat and fill it with this beautiful milky caramel spread. I tried both a vanilla and chocolate version when experimenting with the recipe. While incredibly delicious inside a chocolate cake (and a bit of sea salt), the dulce de leche flavour really comes out inside of a vanilla cake. What’s really great about this recipe is it’s incredibly quick to prepare and make for unexpected guests, or when you’re just feeling like something sweet.

You can always buy prepared dulce de leche from the supermarket now, but making it yourself is super easy and much more cost effective. Simply simmer some cans of sweetened condensed milk in a pot of water on the stove (pay attention to make sure there’s always enough water to keep the cans submerged) for 3 hours, or in a slow cooker if it’s more time effective for you. Either way it’s way too simple to do yourself to justify spending twice as much buying it prepared.